Feedback for Introduction to Cryptology

Dear student

We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.

We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.

In this regard, we would like to have a feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
 
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.

The link to give your feedback is :

https://docs.google.com/a/nptel.iitm.ac.in/forms/d/1D3Y0gTDGANiXpuOok-A1Lmk1ETQ66P9s1EXpbljhjrA/edit?usp=sharing

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team


Hall ticket for Sep 18/Sep 25th NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download.

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered for the Sep 18/Sep25th  NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket link is at :
https://www3.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/885/5168/login.html
 
Please login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access and download the hall ticket(s) for the Sep 18/Sep25th exams, from the link.  

Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on Sep 18/Sep25th 2016.

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a valid ID card, carry it with you to the venue (The exam centre address is there in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.

Note1:- If you are writing 2 exams - 1 on Sep 18th and another on Sep 25th, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets.
 
Note 2: In case of the following problems with the hall ticket:
a. Name is spelt incorrectly
b. Date of birth is wrong
c. Photo/signature is wrong or not available in the hall ticket
Please go to https://docs.google.com/a/nptel.iitm.ac.in/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScykR5qTP-jIuGB_umIF9RYOG3g2VNpdb-FUNPXB_m7bLKMsA/viewform?c=0&w=1 and fill the form with the details.
We cannot change the hall ticket - you can carry the same to the exam with a valid ID card and your college ID. We will pass on these details to the exam partner so that they know your details will be incorrect on the hall ticket.


NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.

For any other queries: please write to nptel@iitm.ac.in.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL team


Announcement on Certificate Fromat.

Dear student

Hope you are enjoying learning from the course.

To obtain a certificate from the IITs/IISc, you have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person for the exams to be conducted on 18 and 25 September 2016.

Register for the exam today at http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score

The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.

1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The new formats are attached here for your reference:







Photos of Toppers in every course are published on the website http://nptel.ac.in/noc along with the name of the college/organization you belong to.

Click here to take a look at a sample page: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/IndividualCourse/noc15-hs14

Best of luck for the exams.

- NPTEL team


Announcement_assignments

Dear participants, The deadline for submission of all assignments excluding Week 1 Assignment is extended and new deadline is 31-08-2016, 23:30 IST.


Week4_ Assignment

Dear Participants, The Week-4 assignment for the course "Introduction to Cryptology" has been released in the portal.


Week 3_ Assignment

Dear participants, It is reminder that the last date for submission of week 3 Assignment is 10-08-2016, 23:30 IST.


Announcement_Week4

Dear Participants, The Week-4 Lectures and concerned notes for the course "Introduction to Cryptology" has been released in the portal.


Announcement_Exam

Weightage of assignments:exam is as follows Kindly note that the NPTEL PIC committee has fixed this as 25:75 and this is what is published in the announcement wrt exam registration form. Assignments are normally considered as: 10hr courses - best 3 out of 4


Week 2_Assignment

Dear participants, The last date for submission of week 2 Assignment is 06-08-2016, 23:30 IST.


Reminder 1 -Introduction to Cryptology: REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN !

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the September 2016 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 2nd AUGUST 2016 (Tuesday) until 22nd AUGUST 2016 5.00 PM (Monday).

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

(If you want to register for the exam for this course that started on July 18th, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 18th September 2016 / 25 September 2016 (You can choose either date according to your convenience for writing the exam)
Exam Session time: 2 PM - 5 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form. Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/resources/List%20of%20examcities_September%202016.pdf
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct certificate)

Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or cash
Type of exam: Online (on the computer - MCQ/MSQ,Fill in the blanks)

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively from 9thSeptember 2016. We will confirm the same through an announcement.

Final score on certificate:
25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.

IMPORTANT NOTES


1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- Once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam date, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment for both courses at the same time. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.

2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GOT SCHOLARSHIP VIA YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER: - 
Students who have got scholarship via NPTEL local chapter can opt to pay individually using the above form. While doing so, the reduced fee will automatically apply.

3) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:-
If you are paying fee via Local chapter of your college, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the September exam, please access this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST), if not already given and verify if the details given are correct. This step is mandatory for generating the hall ticket.

If there are any changes/issues/concerns, please write to nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id, course registered for, name and mention the change required. No changes will be entertained in these details after August 22 2016.

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team


Introduction to Cryptology - Week 3 videos and notes

Dear Participants, The Week-3 Lectures and concerned notes for the course "Introduction to Cryptology" has been released in the portal.


Introduction to Cryptology - Week 3 Assignment

Dear Participants, The Week-3 assignment for the course "Introduction to Cryptology" has been released in the portal.


Announcement

Dear All, The students having limited internet access can also download the videos and watch them offline by using the following link: http://nptel.ac.in/courses/106107155/


Week 2_Assignment

Week 2 Assignment is available.


Introduction to Cryptology - Week 2 videos and notes

Dear all, The Week 2 lectures are uploaded with accompanying slides. Please use the forum to communicate to us. If you find any error or confusion in the lectures then feel free to contact us through the forum.


Introduction to Cryptology - Week 1 videos and assignment

Dear All,

Welcome to the course "Introduction to Cryptology". The Week 1 lectures and uploaded with accompanying slides. The assignments are also uploaded. Please use the forum to communicate to us. If you find any error or confusion in the lectures then feel free to contact us through the forum. 

Thanks and best regards, 
Sugata Gangopadhyay


Welcome to NPTEL Online Course: Introduction to Cryptology

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Introduction to Cryptology". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on July 18, 2016. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.

We will open registration for the exam soon after the course starts. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. Everyone who has signed-up for the course, including those who do not register for the exam, will continue to have access to the course contents.

There are two sections on the portal apart from the course content and assignment sections:

o The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.    
o The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact, the course instructor/TA will respond to your queries- Forum is divided into categories like admin, week 1, week 2.......... and so on.
o If you have any questions regarding the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc can be posted under the admin section and queries related to the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments - please post under each week appropriately.
Details regarding the course:

Name of the course:  Introduction to Cryptology
Course duration : 4 weeks
Start date and end date of course: 18 July 2016 - 12 August 2016
Dates of exams : 18 & 25 September 2016
Time of exam : 2pm - 5pm
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly

Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning - NPTEL team.